[uucdigest] Thursday, July 3 2003 Volume 03 : Number 6536
_________________________________________________________________ | | Search the ARCHIVES: | http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] | | Visit Richard Nott's Ultimate BMW Database: | http://www.bmwdatabase.com | | For all available Digest commands including unsubscribe/subscribe, | visit the BMW UUC Digest page: http://www.uucdigest.com | | Send SUBMISSIONS to [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Complaints? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you must. | Technical Problems? Send 'em to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |__________________________________________________________________ In this BMW UUC Digest: [uuc] Euro AFM adapter Re: [uuc] Re: E55 v M5, M3 v S4, etc [uuc] E30 - High NOx, Failed Emissions Testing RE>[uuc] Tool kit for road trip - "must have" tools? Re: [uuc] Re: E55 v M5, M3 v S4, etc RE: Re: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... [uuc] E30 - 02 Sensor Wire Coding - Need Help! RE: Re: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... [uuc] Allstate and Drivers Schools [uuc] Road Trip Tool Kit RE: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... [uuc] Mea maxima culpa - Ferrari club responsible for NH tragedy! [1 of 2] (NPC, NBC) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 17:59:18 -0700 From: "Frank & Kirsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Euro AFM adapter I cross posted this question, hoping to find anyone who has sourced an adapter that allows you to use the Euro AFM to the stock intake boot that attaches to the throttle body. I'm installing a euro airbox and meter, and was hoping to find something cheaper than the sixty six buck part from Turner. Thanks, Frank ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 18:04:45 -0700 (PDT) From: Andre Yew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E55 v M5, M3 v S4, etc Another point in favor of the M5: it has a manual transmission, whereas you're stuck with an automatic on the E55. I can't believe M-B mandated an autobox on the SLR --- at least use a semiautomatic to go with the F1 styling hints. - --Andre ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 18:10:58 -0700 From: Chris Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 - High NOx, Failed Emissions Testing My 1990 325is (with JimC chip) failed the British Columbia emissions test this afternoon (it passed last year). It failed on oxides of nitrogen (NOx), a reading of 1020 ppm, the maximum allowed is 1007 (d'oh! so close!). The results can be seen here: <http://www3.telus.net/baisley/results.htm>http://www3.telus.net/baisley/results.htm Even last year the NOx seems high at 854, the average of all vehicles passing is 211 according to the test facility. Tech said he knew something was wrong because the dyno computer forced him to hold the 40km/h test for the maximum 90 seconds - I guess usually once the vehicle is up to speed the NOx drops quickly and they stop the test. The brochure they provided suggests the following possible culprits, with my brief thoughts on each: EGR system - car doesn't have EGR I don't think lean air/fuel ratio - runs fine, if anything runs cool not hot 02 sensor malfunction - check engine light would tell me, but it hasn't catalytic converter malfunction - i hope not! heat shield has been removed, could this be problem? excessive spark advance - not possible? AFM - again, runs fine, I doubt this... The main difference between this year and last year is that the heat shield on the cat has been removed. The front part of it (but not the back half!) was there last year. I am hoping that the small bit of insulation that the shield provides is not enough to cause my problems. My thoughts are to check my 02 sensor output, check for vacuum leaks, then perhaps try again after giving the car a good hard run (and remove chip??). Any ideas appreciated. My car for whatever reason will not read out it's computer codes with the good old "hit the accelerator 9 times quickly trick" as my 89 e30 would :-(. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 21:12:51 -0400 From: Harvey Chao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE>[uuc] Tool kit for road trip - "must have" tools? Credit Card Cell Phone Maybe a ground cloth to work on and keep you and the stuff off the damp or wet ground? Metric allen wrenches Torx wrenches/screwdrivers BENTLEY!!!!!! Spare fuses, hoses, belts, Duct Tape? Electrical Tape Spare Bulbs BMW CCA "Friends of BMW" book/list and or e-mail addresses to this group/members accessible via public library internet access. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:33:21 -0400 From: "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: E55 v M5, M3 v S4, etc Torque is overrated. Gearing will trade rpm and make all the torque you need. Power is the important parameter as it already incorporates torque and rpm. Not peak power, but overall power under the curve power. 3.2 liters is really stretching the limit of that small block 6 that started life as a 2.0 liter. Gary Derian > I doubt BMW will be able to extract the 500+ ft-lbs of > torque that the E55 has currently from a NA V-10, no > matter how many revs it spins. I do bet it will be a better > overall drive tho, as the current M5 is bested by the E55 > by virtue of the Merc's overwhelming pace & vastly > improved manners over the prior generation. <snip> > none. it has been stated that the current S54 is the > absolute limit on how large BMW will make the motor. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 19:08:02 -0700 From: "KKiely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Re: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... Jason, Wasn't that a Cadd of Lack running with some Z rated tires against a 5er with some rock hard touring tires or some such? - -Kevin ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 19:25:20 -0700 From: Chris Baisley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] E30 - 02 Sensor Wire Coding - Need Help! I'm trying to check my 02 sensor as per Bentley. The sensor has been replaced by a "generic" Bosch sensor I just learned, and the nice wiring connector has been discarded making it necessary to cut wires to do the tests. Grrrrrrr. In any case, on BOTH sides of the splice I have 1 grey wire, 1 black wire, and 2 white wires. The Mitchell wiring diagram I have says the wires on the harness side should be yellow, black, brown and green-blue! Anybody know which wires are which in my grey/back/white array? Thanks. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:19:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Jason Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Re: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... It certainly had me posting for sale ads for the M3 and the 2002s. Throw in the fact that the manual only comes with the V6 (note: V6 - the way a 6 cylinder engine was meant to be built), and I was ready to trade the Roundel for the blue oval (Ford - Lincoln, whatever). Fortunately my dear wife decided to put the Camaro on roller skates so that the M3 could fit in the garage, and I reconsidered the whole thing. http://www.lonepinebeaterchallenge.com/images/happytogether.jpg Phew, close call! Jason - --- KKiely <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jason, > > Wasn't that a Cadd of Lack running with some Z rated > tires against a 5er with > some rock hard touring tires or some such? > > -Kevin > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 20:24:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Deshpande <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... Gary: Can you explain this further? The way I understand it, you have to splay the conrods 30-deg in a 90-deg, 0-120-240 crank V6 to get it to the level of a 60-deg V6. Perhaps MBZ has done this, but it may not have as the difference in vibration was quite apparent when I was involved in the benchmarking. Also, my understanding is that a 0-120-240 crank V6 should really be 120-deg for best possible balance and that even the 60-deg is a compromise. I should probably take the time to do the calcs and reason it out for myself. <grin>. As you know, the V6 vibration is higher due to the configuration, but the torsional stiffness of the more compact block also reduces vibration and noise of other types in addition to other advantages like tighter bearing clearances which ultimately reduce noise and such though those have been achieved by lowering the neutral axis of an engine block beam structure to be in line with the crank axis by adding mass to the structural oil pan. DB7 V12 concept? Neil Deshpande *** "Gary Derian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A V-6 has a rotating couple imbalance whether it is a 60 deg or 90 deg block. Both have offset journal crankshafts to obtain an even firing order. In general a V-6 is smaller and lighter than in in-line 6 but the tradeoff is vibration. The best way to balance a V-6 is to add two pistons. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 22:50:57 -0500 From: "Thomas G. Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Allstate and Drivers Schools Hi, Has anyone checked with Allstate about coverage when involved in an on-track incident at a BMW CCA drivers school? Do I need to find a different carrier? Tom ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:12:02 -0700 From: "Kevin Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Road Trip Tool Kit Rob (no last name) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am going to assemble a tool kit to take on my many driving >road trips this summer. Obviously it will include all the normal >metric wrenches, sockets, allen keys, etc, but can anyone >suggest some BMW (E36?) specific tools that could be handy >on the side of the road? This box will be small (18x10x10 ?) >and I don't plan to do any roadside engine rebuilds but I >would like it to be somewhere complete. I learned a lot about on the road fixes over the years since my first five BMWs had over 100K when I got them. I really learned about on the road fixes after I bought a 1960 Land Rover where the odds were 50/50 that I would have to fix something just to get home. I don't want to post the entire list of stuff I carry every day because it will fill an entire digest (it fills three ballistic nylon bags that are easy to move from one vehicle to the other). Some key items to take on a road trip are: 1. Get a tool "bag" for the car (a metal tool "box" can do a ton of damage and low cost luggage makes a great tool "bag'): 2. 12V jumper pack (this is a must have item) 3. 50 feet of double strand wire and alligator clips (I once drove from Newport Beach to Northern CA with wires from the battery under the hood to the fuel pump relay on a 320iS) 4. Black Gaffers Tape (this is available at camera shops and stage supply places on line and is better than the traditional duct tape for field fixes). This is what you can use to tape wires running from under the hood to the back of the car. 5. Full set of fuses (while your at it throw in a pack of old style Euro fuses and glass American car fuses so you can help someone else out on the road, a few winters ago a snowboarder kid with a VW was so impressed that the old guy in a Range Rover had old style euro fuses that he offered me a joint of home grown Humboldt pot as a thank you). 6. A bunch of zip ties (go to Costco or Home Depot and buy a big pack of these and pack an assortment of each size). 7. A can of spray contact cleaner (a blast of this stuff will often get a power window or power seat to work) 8. Full set of belts and hoses (next time you change the belts and hoses keep the old ones as spares and leave all the tools you use out for the road trip bag). I have discovered that the Craftsman swivel head sockets are the best tool in the world for BMW hose clamps. 9. A bag of random nuts and bolts including metal plumbers tape. 10. A gallon of water (carry water not coolant since you can drink it in an emergency). As for hand tools pack in as many as will fit in your tool bags (an extra 20 pounds of tools will not lower your gas mileage and I've heard many more people say they wish they had a tool with them than people complain that the extra few pounds slowed them down). Kevin Kelly BMW CCA 50039 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 21:37:24 -0700 From: "Gary Tash" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... Yeh. Well my preference would be to put them all in a straight line. - -Gary - -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rob Levinson Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 5:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... Classic Derian! I'm writing that one on the wall. - - Rob - ---- Original Message ---- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [uuc] Re: Change of plans...Maybe a new M3... >The best way to balance a V-6 is to add two pistons. > >Gary Derian ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 00:52:47 -0400 From: "Dennis Liu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [uuc] Mea maxima culpa - Ferrari club responsible for NH tragedy! [1 of 2] (NPC, NBC) Friends, Romans, and Countrymen: Recipe for a memorable weekend: Simmer a couple of hundred miles of twisty country roads. Saut� with scenic gaps in the White Mountain range. Marinate with a collection of historic Ferraris Add a splash of a historic luxury hotel and resort. Bake for three days with twenty Ferraris. Stir in a pair of very fast Maseratis. Garnish with roadsters from Porsche, Mercedes-Benz & Honda. Serve to forty enthusiasts. (a spicy pinch by police is optional) Photos are here: http://www.photoaccess.com/share/guest.jsp?ID=A7003426C44&cb=PA PRELUDE --> TRUE STORY (I SWEAR TO GOD) On Friday, May 2, our group headed up to the grand hotel & resort en masse. We convoyed through Franconia Notch, New Hampshire, in the rain. As we drove by the Old Man of the Mountain, I got onto the radio and shared my newly-learned knowledge (from reading guide books in planning our route) about the history of the OMOTM and the notch itself. - (BigHeadDennis): "Hey, guys, did you know that there is a tradition in this one family of inspecting and repairing the OMOTM every year? They rappel down annually to seal cracks to avoid having water seep in, freeze, and break off pieces. The current guy started doing it when he was 11, and he's bringing his son now too. Oh, and the reason the 4-lane Interstate 93 becomes the 2-lane parkway here is because a NH congressman pushed through legislation to limit the amount of blasting in the notch, to avoid potentially knocking down the OMOTM." - (Bob "the Builder" LaRosa, owner of LaRosa Construction): "What? No way... if they did the blasting correctly, they wouldn't knock down the OMOTM." - "Well, the book did say that the OMOTM is geologically unstable -- apparently, there is no reason why it should still exist." - (Pete Lombardo): "Hey, maybe the sounds from our TUBI exhausts will knock it down as we drive by!!!" I so, so, swear to god this is true. END PRELUDE. <-- ____________ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ SPONSORED BY: FERRARI & MASERATI OF NEW ENGLAND, West Newton, MA (617) 559-0123 and INDEPENDENT FERRARI SERVICE, South Easton, MA (508) 238-4224 @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ * * * Friday, May 2, 2003 For the 2nd annual New Hampshire Weekend Lollapalooza, 40-odd (some are really odd) members of the New England Region of the Ferrari Club of America returned to the scenes of our exploits last year but with the hope of avoiding police roadblocks this time around. Given the string of horrible spring weather on weekends this year, our fingers were crossed. Participants included: Charlie & Alex Vest 308 GTS Qv. Jeff & Barbara Jones 328 GTB John Nichols & Kim Fisher 348 TS John & Jayne Tirrell F355 Berlinetta Bob & Sandy Hatch F355 Berlinetta Dennis & Jamie Liu F355 Berlinetta Bob & Carmela LaRosa F355 Berlinetta David & Fiona Friar F355 Spider Ira Gold F355 Spider Pete & Rosemary Lombardo 360 Modena Andrew Bass & Judi St. Germaine 412i Bob Gagnon & Pat Bennett Testarossa Gary & Suzanne Hiniker Testarossa Sal Messina Testarossa Glenn Farrell & Denise Tousignant 512 TR Peter & Pamela Rogal 575M Maranello Frank & Pamela Carnovale Maserati Coupe GT Nick & Tammy Scelsi Maserati Spyder Dan & Andrew Kary Porsche Boxster S Shachar & Debbie Tauber Mercedes-Benz SLK 320 Chris & Kathy Fagas Honda S2000 John & Sophia Kang BMW M3 (filled with three gorgeous kids) Friday dawned sunny and hot. A dozen cars rendezvoused at Ferrari & Maserati of New England to begin our journey. The incredibly affable Nick Scelsi, Maserati sales manager, and his charming wife, Tammy, led our group away and towards our first stop - the manicured lawn of Sherman Wolf, one of our regions most enthusiastic Ferrari collectors. Sherman upped the ante from last year, this time erecting a tent and providing a catered lunch for us as we parked our cars all over his backyard and wandered through his collection. He himself even made meatballs for us. Hey, check out the California Spider! Wait, isn't that the Phil Hill 212 Barchetta? Would you rather have the 288 GTO or the 166 Mille Miglia or the 500/F2 Monoposto? Would I fit in the Testa Rossa (two words)? He drives all of them regularly, from thousand mile rallies through Europe to showing up for one of our Sunday drives in the 288GTO and plowing through snow and salt. After lunch and much chatting, we said goodbye to our hosts, Sherman and the ever-hospitable Lisette, as we drove off in the hazy sun towards Northern New Hampshire. As we make our way through the tolls, the sky darkens ominously and the heavens open up. There is a bit of a scramble as spiders make a dive for the shoulder to erect tops. Full credit must be given to modern performance tires, though, as we continued our journey through the pouring rain at considerable speed, with our tires evacuating multiple gallons of water every minute. As we pass through Franconia Notch, the rain has lessened enough for us to roll down the windows and hear the TUBI exhausts bouncing off the mountains. We arrive in cloudy but dry conditions at the Mountain View Grand Hotel and Resort, our headquarters for the weekend. Built over a century ago, it was newly restored last year and reopened on the weekend of our region's first NH assault. We enjoyed it so much, we've returned to this little 400 acre gem [check it out at www.mountainviewgrand.com]. We took over the entire front driveway, parking Italian machinery everywhere. Some of us scurried inside for their luxury spa appointments, while others (of course) took the opportunity to clean their cars. [CONTINUED] ------------------------------ End of [uucdigest] V3 #6536 *************************** | | In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. |________________________________________ | Please visit these UUC-approved BMW parts vendors/service providers: | (listed alphabetically) | | Autoscope-Motorsports - http://www.autoscope-motorsports.com | |==================================================== | | Koala MotorSport . BMW technical information, special tool sales/rental | http://www.koalamotorsport.com | |==================================================== | | Taylor BMW - http://www.taylorbmw.com - Doc Bimmer! | |==================================================== | Turner Motorsport Inc . 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